Tool box



March 27, 1928. 1,664,245

0. A. COYLE TOOL BOX eak/Ma;

Arrow/5r Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

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CHARLES A. COYLE, F PORT JEFFERSON, NEW YORK.

Tool. Box.

' hin lication" filed April 15, 1925. Serial nojasgso.

. This invention relates to tool boxes and especially to receptacles for tools and other small articles used by auto-mechanics, though not by any means restrlcted to such use. Its objectis to provide a device hav-v 1 mg a. series of compartments divided into two sets having each a plurality of pockets orrecesses of diii'erent depth but preferably" uniform cross section.

' A further object of my new and improved construction consists in the detachable means for spacing the said pockets by inserting be- 1 tween them cotter pins or other suitable spacers-in a manner making it possible to enlarge certain of the pockets by omitting 1 certain dividing pins as maybe desired.

These andother objects willappear from ithei'ollowing specification, pointed out in "the appended claims and illustrated in the 7 vice' V I Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1

'Figure 3 isa detail view of one of the Figures 4: and "5 are details of I the same being a rectangular tray like boxor' fother form of receptacle'ot' suitable size andv relative sides and ends usually formed of' metal into which are inserted spaced metal plates 11 Whose loweredges are thelengtlr accompanying drawings in which ,Figure 1 IS a perspectiveview of the decarrying plates; e

the partition plates and the cotter pin, and

Figure'dis a view partlyiin plan of a modification. I

"Reterrin'gto the drawings the base of the structure is designated by the numeral 10,

"of the'inner length of the box 10, and whose ends are flanged atright angles at 13 for a riveting or' otherwise securing to the inner face of the box flangestvand the lower edges are flanged outwardly at 14 and 15 for attachmentto the bottom of the box.

-The upper edges of the plates 11 are or-j dinarily parallel with the lower edges while the lateral edges 12 are inclined inwardly as? illustrated. Vertical plates 16 are spaced I apart in parallelism and mounted within the plates 11 and at right angles thereto. Their bottom edges are flanged at 18 and thereby riveted or otherwise secured to the box bottom. The upper ends of these narrow plates are loosely connected by a handle member 17 for carrying purposes. These plates 16 may be securely fastened to the parts 11 by with edges tubular in form ears 19 apertured at 20, bent inward andappropriately fixed to the parts as shown.

' The space between the plates 11 is divided into the desired number of pockets or coin partment's by a series of plates 21 which, 'in th emain or preferred form, are provided each as designated by 22, the partition plates 21 being of proper length to neatly fit between plates 11; The

latter are accordingly-provided with spaced rows of apert-ures'25 each pair of which is vertically in alineinent and separated the exact width of the partitions 21, so that the distance between the edges 22 of the partitions will equal that'between the apertures 25 of a pair. I For thereason stated above, the partitions 21 may be readily positioned to bring the'tubes 22 in registrationwith the apertures 25, whereby the cotter pins 23 may be easily inserted through apertures and'tubu lar edges to certainly position the partitions as desired. It is to be understood that any number of PIIIS' may-be omitted from the apertures so that axcorresponding number of partitions may be dispensed with, to correspondingly enlarge the compartments rema nlng. ,In Fig. 1 isillustrated one enlarged compartment by omitting one cotter I pin. Of course all the compartments may be .soenlarged,.and the minimum space between the partitions of a givenpocket maybe determined. by merely locating the apertures '25 accordingly.

As an alternative arrangement of the partitions, in Fig. '6 is shown in plan one'end j of a box 1n which cotter pins are omitted and the vertical plates ll are provided with :vertical slots on their inner faces in which the plam partition plates 21 are guided as shown. Any number of these partition plates maybe omitted as in the other form.

" This form will result in outer projecting ridges 24, if the plates l1 are bent to-form the slots. I n'jeither case, the function of determining thenumber and size of the'commethod of manufacturing the completed article, each user of the box may readily adapt the article to his immediate needs, including the particular tools that he desires to use. Further, the entire toolbox ,mayalso be changed from time to time to suit varying conditions 1 Nothing has been saidthus far as to the spaces between the outer flanges of the" base 10 and the vertical plates 11. These can of coursebe made serviceable as in allor most of the devices, of this character,-and need not therefore be especially emphasized in this specification. Also, itis to be understood that applicant mayreadily make certain alterations in the details of the frame {constructiomor many ofthem without alteringthe general inventive idea of thedevice, and it is especially to be understood that he claims all advantages accruing from the ruleof equivalents.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is,-

1. A tool box comprising a base portion divided into compartments by vertical frame plates secured to the bottom of the box by their lower edges, supportingmeans for the box secured to the bottom of the box and extending above the frame plates, a series of vertical partition plates mounted in spaced relation between the said frame plates, and means for detachably securing them to said frame plates.

2. Ina tool box abaseportion in the form of a receptacle comprising vertical side and end walls, a pair of parallel, spaced frame plates mountedwithin said receptacle and at to said end walls, handle means connecting the outer edges of the frame plates for supportingthe box, and partition plates held in spaced relation between said frame plates and disengageable therefrom.

3. In a tool box a base portion in the form of a receptacle, a pair of parallel, spaced frame plates mounted Withinsaid receptacle and at rightangles to its bottom, supporting plates secured by their edges to the frame plates, and detachable spacing means between said frame plates for partitioning the space therebetween into compartments for receiving tools of different sizes.

4. A tool receptacle comprising a base portion including a bottom plate and upstanding flanges therearound, a pair of spaced frame plates having their lower edges secured to said bottom plate and their upper edges having a row of apertures sextending adjacent thereto, a pair of elongated plates positioned between saidframe plates .tionand to the bottom of the box by their lower edges, a handle member connecting the upper end of the intermediate plates, and means for adjustably dividing the space between the frame plates into compartments ,or pockets adapted to receive tools of difier- .ent sizes.

6. A tool box comprising a base portion including a central compartmentlimitedby spaced frame plates each having a row of apertures adjacent its upper edge and secured by its lower edge to thebottom of the box, a series of partition plates each having a tubular edge of a length equal to the dis tance between said frame plates, and pins inserted detachably in said apertures and through saidtubular edges, whereby a plurality of pockets or compartmentsjfor tools are provided between the said partition plates. 7

7. A tool box comprisinga base portion divided into compartments by vertical, spaced plates secured to the bottom of the box by their lower edges, each said plate having two parallel ,rows of apertures parallel with the-upper edges of the plates,

the apertures of thelower row ,beingin vertical alinement with those of the upper row, a series of partition plates each having a pair of opposite tubular edges .of a length equal to the distance between said plates secured to the box bottom, and beingseparated the distance between the apertures of said rows, and a series of .pins adapted to be detachably inserted in said apertures and through said tubular edges, whereby a plurality of pockets or compartments are provided to receive tools of different sizes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

GHARLESA. COYLE. 

